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title: John F. Kennedy documentary film poster (Spanish poster distributed in La Paz and San Salvador)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/john-f-kennedy-years-of-lightning-film-poster-414-spanish-la-paz-1965/
description: A yellow-and-black Spanish-language poster for a colour feature documentary on President Kennedy, titled 'Anos de relampagos, dia de redobles'.
section: Collection
---

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# John F. Kennedy documentary film poster (Spanish poster distributed in La Paz and San Salvador)

A yellow-and-black Spanish-language poster for a colour feature documentary on President Kennedy, titled 'Anos de relampagos, dia de redobles'. A colour profile portrait beside a flag, Kennedy greeting a crowd, a family photograph with his wife and children, and a funeral procession in Washington fill the sheet, with film credits for writer-director Bruce Herschensohn. The tell is transfer: the dead president's standing is attached to the film, with glittering generalities in the title.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Spanish) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
" JOHN F. KENNEDY
... AÑOS DE RELAMPAGOS,
DIA DE REDOBLES "

PELICULA DOCUMENTAL
EN COLORES
LARGO METRAJE

Escrita y dirigida por Bruce Herschensohn
Producida por George Stevens, hijo
Narración por Carlos Montalbán
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
" JOHN F. KENNEDY
... YEARS OF LIGHTNING,
DAY OF DRUMS "

DOCUMENTARY FILM
IN COLOR
FEATURE LENGTH

Written and directed by Bruce Herschensohn
Produced by George Stevens, Jr.
Narration by Carlos Montalban
```

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